Oh geez oh geez I'M SORRY. I don't even have a good excuse. I think I just lapsed into "holiday mode" and let time run away from me. And to stop on such a cliff-hangerish page...! Well, thankyou for sticking with this idiot through such a dumb time. It's been hard for me to draw more than scribbles lately, but I think I'm better now.

Can you believe it's halfway through January already?? I'm still not used to writing '2011'. Crazy shit.

Hi there! No, I'm nobody new; I just changed my SmackJeeves username. I needed to make a new account to do so, and I'm in the process of moving everything over. I will probably remove the old "Four King Hell" account (not the comic!!) eventually. There may be a few glitches, just a "heads up".
Ah! Now people know what my name actually is.

funny (?) story: I had a dream about a month ago over CharlieChaplin2's awesome Hooligans fic where Mako and Haruka were being, ehem,cozy and Neph was jealous like WTH. why do I put my weirdo tendencies out in the open like this, I dunno but I is psychic, or great minds like to think you know ;)

(ps: wouldn't even blame Neph if he was reaching out to grab her ass coz in that 1st panel... dayyum, now I know what people mean when they say DAT.ASS!)

Nephrite's little sad face is just so cute! Poor guy. I think he's really starting to like her for more than just her daily double.

I wonder if Nephrite can tell that Haruka is a girl. He seems to know something is up. Also, I'm guessing that Mako-chan isn't really that serious about this date thing and just wanted some attention from someone who isn't insulting. Cause if not, we can expect an angry Michiru to show up in t-minus 10... 9... 8...

Cheatin'!
OMG, noooooo, Haruka!!! How can you be dating Mako behind Michiru's back??!?!? Whaaaayyyy???? And not to mention, you are giving Mako false hope! ('Cause we all know at the end of the day you and Michiru are made for each other)

Mealchan, from your comment I'm going to assume you yourself are not homosexual, so please don't use the term "lesbo".
And as for implying that Makoto had some level of feelings for Haruka... I'm not insinuating anything more than the Anime canon did. |:

lol Haruka is a big flirt so people shouldn't take their date seriously. Nice one, didn't really expect Haruka here but I'm glad that she's here now (one of my faves :D). Though hmm, Haruka's hair is a bit off (lacks the distinctive twirl in haruka's bangs XD) but that's just me being picky ^^;

Neph's face is amusing in panel two, but it will never equal that face that Mako made in the last page. It's the face that says 'I will destroy you and everything you stand for for this inconvenience."

Also: OMG HARUKA!!!! WHEEE!!!! Somehow, I can see her and Neph getting along, although that's probably not going to happen.

The chocolates stuck in his face are making me LOL like an idiot, and I love that she's not even mad, just disgusted that she's wasting valuable time when she could be dating...Haruka. Oh hello. That might throw a really interesting wrench in the plans!!!

Does it count as winning if you um, get with both?

And that FACE is so forlorn!! XD There will soon be tears or something, my god.

Okay I may have made a small "eeeeeeee!" sound when I saw Haruka. She looks so pretty there! AND WHY DID I NOT SEE THAT COMING.

Somehow, a facefull of chocolates doesn't seem like it should be NEARLY as funny as it is. I don't know why that panel makes me giggle so much. Must be all the delicate little chocolates in Neph's angryface.

On one hand, poor Neph, he actually seems all sad about this. On the other, maybe this is just the wrench that they need thrown into their "relationship." Haruka can demonstrate how you're ACTUALLY supposed to treat girls. Seeing as how she's so darn good at seducing them. And Mako has a raging crush on her, so obviously she's doing something right.

lol Makoto is Gay for Pay
Just kidding. I'd hit Haruka-san too. She's way hotter than most men. I would be upset that she is kinda cheating on Michiru, but Michiru lets Haruka flirt with lots of people. A LOT. I'm sure this is all a ploy for Makoto to get rid of Nephrite. I did the same in Highschool to get rid of a loser.

facepalm
Sorry, Frizz, didn't mean to sound insulting. And the canon insinuated Mako-chan being attracted to Haruka, yes, but wasn't that only BEFORE she found out Haruka was a woman? Or am I missing some big dark secret somewhere here?

@mealchan: Episode 96 revolves around Makoto having a "crush" on Haruka, four episodes after her and the other girls find out Haruka is female. It's not so much that Makoto is head-over-heels in love with her, but that she respects and idolizes her.
Neither lesbianism nor that episode are "big dark secrets" though.

Umm, Haruka hits on everyone, and Michiru is just 'Pfft, whatever!' I personally am of the opinion that Michiru is highly amused by Haruka's antics, since she doesn't have the faintest worry about Haruka not coming home with her at teh end of the night. When the shoe's on the *other* foot, though...

You remember how much she despised Seiya, right?

And Mako has a 'girl crush'. It's like a normal one, with the fluttery feelings and liking spending time, but with no chance of ever being consumated. Trust me on this, I've had them, and I'm straight as an arrow.